# Purple cape price

> Purple cape Grand Exchange price right now (457 gp), with buy and sell prices, 24h volume, our own price history, buy limit, high alch profit and the GE tax.

Canonical: https://osrsgrandexchange.com/items/purple-cape
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 1029.

Examine: “A thick purple cape.”

## Price now

Prices as of 2026-11-02 00:20 UTC.

**Purple cape is 45% below its 30-day average.**

Possible merch: over the last day buyers paid far more than sellers took. Prices like this can collapse quickly.

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 457 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 241–1,984 gp |
| 30-day average | 827 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | – / -55.2% / -40.1% |
| Instant buy | 854 gp (2026-10-30 08:27 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 60 gp (2026-10-30 02:44 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 113 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 515 / 60 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 805 / 172 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 150 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 17 gp
- You receive: 837 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 777 gp
- Per buy limit: 116,550 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 19
- Low alch value: 12
- Profit per cast: -987 gp

Buying one at the instant-buy price plus a nature rune; fire runes assumed from a staff.

## Purple cape price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 700 | – |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 515 | 60 |

Range plotted: 60 to 1,500 gp, over 83 points.

## Purple cape price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 90 gp and the highest buy average 3,250 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 990 | 674 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 805 | 172 |

Range plotted: 51 to 3,250 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Purple cape worth in OSRS?

About 457 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 854 gp and the last instant sell 60 gp. Over the last 24 hours 113 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Purple cape?

150 every 4 hours.

### Is Purple cape worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 19 coins. Buying one at 854 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 987 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Purple cape?

17 gp each at 854 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 837 gp.

Item id 1029. Prices update every five minutes.

## Related

- [GE tax calculator](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/ge-tax-calculator)
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